According to the report, an anonymous tip came in from a caller who told authorities that Johnathan Bridgwater told the witness about a dead body in the woods.

In the report, the caller said one week ago gunshots and screams were heard coming from a home located on Highway 348. The caller, later determined to be a witness, also told investigators Nicholas Barrow was later seen limping from the woods holding a shotgun.

Hours later, the witness told investigators that Bridgewater came to the witness asking if the witness had ever "seen a dead body."